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deploy Definition

de·ploy (dē plo̵i′, di-)

transitive verb

  1. Mil.
    1. to spread out (troops, etc.) so as to form a wider front
    2. to station or place (forces, equipment, etc.) in accordance with a plan
  2. to spread out or place like military troops

Etymology: Fr déployer, to unfold, display < OFr desployer, to unfold < L displicare, to scatter (in ML, to unfold): see display

intransitive verb

to be deployed

Related Forms:

deploy Synonyms

deploy

v.

marshal, dispose, extend, expand, array, spread out in battle formation, form an extended front, put out patrols, fan out, take up battle stations, assign to positions, assign to battle stations, station; see also use 1.

deploy Usage Examples

Object

  • warhead: Furthermore, " the sponsors ask the UNGA to acknowledge the contribution to nuclear disarmament made by the reduction of their deployed strategic warheads.
  • troop: The number of deployed troops was at least 40 % short of the required levels.
  • weapon: For Russia, however, NATO enlargement brings an Alliance that still deploys nuclear weapons in Europe closer to its borders.
  • parachute: This is to minimize the risk of the deploying parachute catching on the board ( nasty ).
  • missile: Now, just as I mentioned, there are currently 706 missiles deployed against Taiwan.
  • defense: We will develop and deploy effective missile defenses to protect America and our allies from sudden attack.

Preposition: on

  • operation: The Queen wished all the cadets success in the future and spoke of how they could be deployed on operations within just weeks.

Adjective complement

  • visible: Stragglers and Survivors deploy visible between the lines A-A and B-B.

Modifying Another Word

  • operationally: The overall United States nuclear stockpile is shrinking at the same time that its operationally deployed weapons are being reduced.
  • rapidly: Early evidence indicates a cheaper more flexible solution is needed which can be rapidly deployed.
  • widely: The 802.11b standard is the most widely deployed wireless LAN standard.
  • successfully: Static Burst successfully deployed a Building to Building Bridge for a manufacturing company in Taunton.
  • effectively: We will continue to review train counts and train plans to assess whether resources are being deployed effectively.
  • quickly: New software and updates can therefore be deployed very quickly.

Used with why or when

  • where: This includes provision for inspection teams to be deployed where allegations of unlawful use of mines are made.
  • which: The consequence: large terminal server farms are deployed which lead to increased administration efforts.

Infinitive complement

  • assist: Only when they have played out and a victor emerges can political and humanitarian processes be deployed to assist in rebuilding the war damage.

Present participle complement

  • accord: It is becoming common to used closed-circuit cameras, yet these must be deployed according to new rules under the Data Protection Act.

Preposition: in

  • conjunction: Document scanning can be deployed in conjunction with our drawing and microfilm scanning services to complete the capture of multi-format archives.
  • manner: In most cases, forces cannot be deployed abroad in a timely manner.